AI Isn’t Helpful
Over the past few months I’ve been increasingly frustrated by AI companies trying to insert AI “help” into everything in the faint hope that something will stick and it will actually be helpful. WhatsApp seems to think that I need…
Elon Musk Says xAI Has Open Sourced Grok 2.5
Elon Musk’s xAI has made an older version of its AI model Grok – specifically, the model weights used to shape Grok 2.5 – available on the open source platform Hugging Face. TechCrunch reported. “The @AI Grok 2.5 model, which…
Intel Says The US Will Make An $8.9B Investment By Purchasing 433.3M Primary Shares Of Intel Stock
Intel Corporation today announced an agreement with the Trump Administration to support the continued expansion of American technology and manufacturing leadership. Under the terms of agreement, the United States government will make a $8.9 billion investment in Intel common stock,…
Elon Musk Asked Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg To Join xAI Bid To Buy Open AI
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, asked Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to help him finance a $97.4 billion takeover of OpenAI in early 2025, court filings on Thursday revealed, CNBC reported. The filing is part of a legal case between…
Meta Freezes AI Hiring After Blockbuster Spending Spree
Meta Platforms has paused hiring for its new artificial intelligence division, the company confirmed Thursday, ending a spending spree that saw it acquire a wave of costly AI researchers and engineers, CNBC reported. The pause was first reported by the…
Elon Musk Pledged To Start A Political Party
The billionaire Elon Musk is quietly pumping the breaks on his plans to start a political party, according to people with knowledge of his plans, The Wall Street Journal reported. Musk has told allies that he wants to focus his…
US Spy Chief Says UK Has Dropped Its Apple Backdoor Demand
The UK has dropped its demand for a special access to Apple’s cloud systems, or a “backdoor,” following negotiations with the Trump administration, according to U.S. National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, TechCrunch reported. “A a result, the U.K. has agreed…